505  
FZUS54 KHGX 210335  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP  
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA  
BAYS.  
 
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST  
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE  
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.  
 
GMZ300-211630-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
A COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COASTAL BEND AND TRACK  
ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEKEND. WINDS AND SEAS  
WILL INCREASE AS IT BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE LATER TONIGHT AND  
FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES OVER THE GULF COULD BE EXTENDED  
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, POTENTIALLY SUNDAY. GOOD CHANCES OF RAIN  
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD  
IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, THE RISK OF SEA  
FOG INCREASES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-211630-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.   
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-211630-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.   
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-211630-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.   
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-211630-  
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
935 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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